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Today’s Jay Fund Hero – Rachel Kovach   Diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in January of 2011, a then 11 year old Rachel Kovach began an intense treatment regimen of chemotherapy and surgery. The...

Today’s Jay Fund Heroes – Josh Pita Chemo in the morning - Football in the afternoon. That's how this childhood cancer patient rolls! Nominated by Shari Gottesman, “If I may take a moment to...

Today’s Jay Fund Heroes  – Aaron Pinsky and Sarah Clein This month, as we honor the countless heroes in the battle against childhood cancer, we also know that there is an army of people behind each...

Today’s Jay Fund Hero – Addie Starks Meet Addie Starks, a girl who lost her best friend to childhood cancer, and turned that tragic loss into a passion to help families tackling the the disease....

Today’s Jay Fund Hero – Kara Masson What she thought were just bad headaches in eighth grade turned out to be a cancerous brain tumor.  Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy kept her from school for...

Today’s Jay Fund Hero – Chase Cameron Brauda “Any child who battles cancer is a hero. To have one’s childhood taken by chemotherapy, spinal taps, bone marrow aspirations, transfusions, mucositis,...

Today’s Jay Fund Hero – Elizabeth Forte More than a year has passed since 6-year-old Elizabeth Forte completed treatment for acute lympholastic leukemia (ALL). She's cancer free, but like so many...

Today's Jay Fund Hero - Derrek Bedaro New Jersey native, Derrek Bedaro was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with B-Cell Lymphoma.  He never imagined that he wouldn't beat it.  Not only did he beat...

Today's Jay Fund Hero - Carli Schiefen When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it has a profound effect on the entire family. While parents, family and friends are understandably focused on the care...